Siemens AL21 User Manual

Overview of the phone

Display indicators

1

Signal strength/GPRS/battery level.

Softkeys

2

Press the softkey to call up the function
that is displayed as
grey fields above the key.

A

Call key

3

Dial displayed phone number or name,
accepts calls. In standby mode: Display
the last calls.

B

On/Off/End key

4

• Switching on/off: press and hold.

• During a conversation or in an

application: press briefly to finish.

• In menus: press briefly to go back a
level. Press and hold to return to
standby mode.

• Keylock in standby mode, keypad
closed: press briefly to lock keypad.
Press briefly and confirm with
unlock the keypad.

5 Navi-key

In lists and menus:

GScroll up and down.

Function call.

D

Back a menu level.

C

During a call:

Open call menu.

D
GAdjust volume.

In standby mode:

EVoice command (press and hold), p. 6.

Open Addressbook/Phonebook.

F

Open menu.

D
CGPRS info.

Press and hold

6

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• In standby mode: switch on/off all
signal tones (except alarm).

• For incoming calls: only switch off ring
tones.

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Press and hold

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In standby mode: switch key lock on/off.

Plug socket

8

For charger, headset.

The phone may only be used if the keypad is fully
closed or fully opened; for optimum audio quality,
however, it is recommended you open the
keypad completely.

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Safety precautions

Information for parents

Please read the operating instructions and safety
precautions carefully before use.
Explain the content and the hazards associated
with using the phone to your children.

Remember to comply with
legal requirements and local restric­tions when using the phone. For ex­ample, in aeroplanes, petrol
stations, hospitals or while driving.

Mobile phones can interfere with the
functioning of medical devices such
as hearing aids or pacemakers. Keep
a distance of at least 20cm/9 inches
between the phone and pacemaker.
Whilst using the mobile phone, hold it
to the ear furthest away from the
pacemaker. For more information
consult your doctor.

Small parts such as the SIM card,
dust cap, lens ring and lens cap can
be dismantled and swallowed by
small children. The phone must
therefore be stored out of the reach
of small children.

The mains voltage specified on the
power supply unit (V) must not be
exceeded. Otherwise the charging
device may be destroyed.The power
supply must be plugged into an eas­ily accessible AC mains power sock­et when charging the battery. The
only way to turn off the charging de­vice after charging the battery is to
unplug it.

Do not place the phone near to elec­tromagnetic data carriers such as
credit cards and floppy disks. Infor­mation stored on them could be lost.

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Only use original batteries (100%
mercury-free) and -charging devic­es. Otherwise you risk serious dam­age to health and property.The
battery could explode, for instance.

Tones, music and handsfree talking
are reproduced through the loud­speaker. Do not hold the phone to
your ear when it rings or when you
have switched on the handsfree
function. Otherwise you risk serious
permanent damage to your hearing.

Permanent hearing loss may occur
if you use ear- or headphones at
high volume.You can adapt over
time to a higher volume, which may
sound normal but can be damaging
to your hearing. Set your volume to
a safe level. If you experience ring­ing in your ears, reduce the volume
or discontinue use of your system.

You may only open the phone to re­place the battery (100 % mercury­free) or SIM card. You must not
open the battery under any circum­stances. All other changes to this
device are strictly prohibited and will
invalidate the guarantee.

The phone may cause interference in
the vicinity of TV sets, radios
and PCs.

Use only original accessories. This
will avoid potential risks to health or
property and ensure compliance with
all relevant regulations.

Improper use will invalidate the guarantee! These
safety instructions also apply to original
accessories.

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Getting started

Using the SIM card/battery

Your phone's display is delivered with a
protective film. Remove this film before
getting started. The service provider sup­plies you with a SIM card on which all the
important data for your account is stored.
If the SIM card is credit card-sized, snap
out the smaller segment and trim any
rough edges.

Always switch off phone before removing
the battery!

Only 3V and 1.8V SIM cards are support­ed. Please contact your service provider if
you have an older card.

Release and open battery cover

2

Close battery cover

4

Charge battery

The battery is not fully charged when de­livered. Plug charger cable into the bot­tom of the phone, plug power supply unit
into a mains power socket and charge for
at least two hours. The power supply unit
heats up when used for long periods. This
is normal and not dangerous.

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Insert SIM card

3

When charging is in progress
displayed.

Charging time

An empty battery is fully charged after
about 2 hours. Charging is only possible
within a temperature range of
+5 °C to +40 °C. If the temperature ris­es/falls 5 °C above/below this, the charge
symbol flashes a warning. The mains
voltage specified on the power supply
unit must not be exceeded (Operating
time, p. 12).

Charge level display during operation
(empty - full):

A beep sounds when the battery is nearly
empty. The charge level of the battery is
only displayed correctly after an uninter­rupted charging/discharging cycle. You
should therefore not remove the battery

unnecessarily and where possible not
terminate the charging process early.

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Open/close slider

Opening the slider

• Illumination on.

• Keypad unlocked.

• The call is accepted.

• Alarm sound off (appointment, alarm).

Closing the slider

• Back to standby mode.

• Illumination off.

• Keypad locked (if set).

• The call is ended.

• The call is rejected.

• Alarm sound off (appointment, alarm).

Security

§Menu§ ¢ m ¢ Security

¢ Select function.

The phone and SIM card are protected
against misuse by several security codes.

Keep these confidential numbers in a safe
place where you can access them again if
required.

Codes

PIN control

You can stop the PIN prompt being
activated when the phone is switched on,
but you then risk unauthorised use of the
phone.

Press

§Change§. Enter PIN and confirm

§OK§.

with

Change PIN

You can change the PIN to any 4- to 8-dig­it number you find easier to remember.

Change PIN2

(Display only if PIN2 is available).

Proceed as with Change PIN.

Chg.phonecode

You define the phone code (4-8 digits)
when you call up a protected function for
the first time. It is then valid for all phone­code protected functions.

Clear SIM card barring

If the PIN is entered incorrectly three
times, the SIM card is barred. Enter the
PUK (MASTER PIN), provided by your serv­ice provider with the SIM card, according
to instructions. If the PUK (MASTER PIN)
has been lost, please contact your service
provider.

Preventing accidental activation

Even if PIN control is deactivated confir­mation is required to switch on the
phone.

This prevents the phone from being
switched on accidentally, e. g. when car­ried in a pocket or whilst you are on an
aircraft.

Press and hold the On/Off/End key
and confirm with
switches on.

§OK§

. The phone

B

Calling

Dialling with number keys

The phone must be switched on (standby
mode) and the slider must be fully open.
Dial number (always with area code, if
necessary with international dialling
code). To dial international dialling code
press and hold
Press

To dial press the Call key

Accept call

An incoming call will interrupt any other
use of the phone. Press §Answer§ or Aor
open slider fully.

Please make sure you have accepted the call
before holding the phone to your ear. This will
avoid damage to your hearing from loud ring
tones!

0 until a "+" is displayed.

§+List§ and select country.

A.

4

Handsfree

You can put the phone aside during a call.
You can then hear the caller via the
loudspeaker.

Activate handsfree function with
and switch on with §Yes§.

Adjust the volume with

§Handsfr.§ switches off "handsfree talking".

§Handsfr.§

G. Pressing

Swapping between 2 calls b

Make a new connection during a call

§y menu§ ¢ Hold ¢ J(dial

with
a new phone number). With

¢ Swap you can swap back and forth

between both calls.
If you are called during a phone call and

you can hear the "call waiting tone", you
can accept the waiting call with
putting the current call on hold to do so.

Swap back and forth between the calls
see above or end the current call with
and accept the new call with

§y menu§

§Swap§,

§Answer§.

B

Direct call

If this is active, only one number can be
dialled.

§Menu§ ¢ m ¢ Security ¢ Direct call

Press

D and enter phone code. The

phone code (4- to 8-digits) is set by you
and entered at the first security setting.
Please note this code down (see also p. 4)!
Confirm code input with
press and hold the right softkey.

To switch direct call off, press and hold
Enter phone code and confirm with
Press §Change§ and Confirm Off with §OK§.

§OK§. To dial,

§OK§.

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Text entry

Text entry without T9

Press number key repeatedly until the re­quired letter appears. After a brief interval
the cursor will advance. Example:

Press once briefly to type the let-

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ter a, twice to type b, etc. Press
and hold to write the number.

Ä, ä, 1-9 Umlauts and numbers are dis-

played after the relevant letters.

§Clear§ Press briefly to delete the letter

before the cursor, press and hold
to erase the whole word.

Move the cursor

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H

(forwards/back).

 Press briefly: Swap between abc,

Abc, T9abc, T9Abc, T9ABC, 123.

Status shown in top line of
display.

Press and hold: All input variants
are displayed.

Press briefly: Special characters

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are shown.
Press and hold: Open input

menu.

0 Press once/repeatedly:

. , ? ! ’ " 0 - ( ) @ / : _

Press and hold: Writes
Writes blank.

1

Press twice = jumps a line.

0.

Input menu

Press and hold* with text input. The input
menu ist displayed:

Text format (SMS only), Input language, Mark
text, Copy/Add

Text entry with T9

T9 deduces the correct word from the in­dividual key entries by making compari­sons with an extensive dictionary. Write a
word and finish it without looking at the
display. Simply press the keys where the
relevant letter is located once. If several
options are found in the dictionary the
most probably is displayed first. For fur­ther options please press the right
softkey.

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